L'histoire de Graffigny-Chemin et ma famille Chevallier. The history of Graffingy-Chemin and my family Chevallier.

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Feburary 4, 1777 - Bans of Marriage

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The Archives of Haut-Marne contain recordings of baptisms, births, and marriage for citizens of the villages in the province of Lorraine. Go to the listing for Graffigny-Chemin and click. There are 11 sets of books of parish and civil records. Prior to Napoleon, the records are religious. Napoleon made the responsibility for civil records secular.

On page 7 the date February 4, 1777 records the publication of the bans of marriage for Claude Chevallier and Marie Jeanne Barbay. The post is the right-hand page. Claude is the son of Nicholas Chevallier and Anne Jaroin (sp). Marie is the daughter of Francois Barbay and Cecile Quentin (sp).

On the preceding same screen, lower left is a post for, it appears, the 18th of January of the same year. The announcement appears to be the engagement of the two.